Many people should still remember how popular Song Xiaobao was in 2015 to 2016 and how popular he was. Later, due to the surge in workload and serious physical damage, he chose to repair and leave. In recent years, Song Xiaobao has indeed significantly reduced his exposure - in the entertainment industry, this is not a decision that can be made casually. In the era of mobile Internet, people forget things faster than becoming famous. What did he do? Today, we can have a clear answer. He became a director and made a funny movie called "Essay on Getting Rich".

Song Xiaobao is a director and film maker, and people who have always cared about him are no strangers - at the end of 2017, when the film was officially announced, he wrote an article on Sina Weibo, sharing his heartfelt The life path of becoming a director. He said that it is a story about a poor boy who dreams of getting rich. It is "very funny", "all kinds of funny jokes are never bad", and "a little complex". Most importantly, he sees this Characters, "all have their original interface in their minds." Regarding Song Xiaobao becoming a director, many people's first reaction may be, why? In his original article that was just circulated this morning, Song Xiaobao "dare not say that he is a director."

But for me, it’s already 2021, and my definition of a director has been changing. Techniques and work experience are naturally important, but the most important criterion is: do you have the urge to express yourself? When it comes to being a director, especially a new director with cross-border marketing, I always feel that the mentality should exceed the work ability. Therefore, when I saw Song Xiaobao writing in the original article, "I put all my love into this film, I just want to tell this story to everyone," I also felt that this film has a chance. Today, why not take advantage of the film’s release on the first day of the new year to talk to you about my predictions for this new movie. The biggest hope is: this time, will everyone see a different one? Song Xiaobao. These simple dreams of getting rich

So, what kind of movie is "Essay on Getting Rich"? To sum it up in one sentence: this is a simple and complex comedy. First of all, the main story of the film seems very simple. In the early 1990s, two poor young men from Northeast China followed the trend of the times and took the train south to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. All they wanted was to get rich and live a good life. There is no need to label period comedy or road comedy. I think "Get Rich Essay" is more like that type of "huobao comedy" that mainly promotes the style of famous actors. This is obviously the advantage of Song Xiaobao, and even Ma Li and Sha Yi. Belong.

Furthermore, the performance of the key points of the film is also complex enough. In other words, for such a story about ordinary people getting rich, the space for comedy to be fully utilized is also very broad. Give two examples: For example, how to make a fortune. Song Xiaobao and Sha Yi ran through a field of bananas and apples and were chased from behind - this was their confusion when they first arrived in Shenzhen; they took risks in order to make money;

In the feasting and feasting, Sha Yi transformed into a wealthy boss, while Song Xiaobao looked at a loss - this is the way out after the success of gold digging. Of course, this is only a small part. In short, what I want to say is that how to realize this ordinary person's dream of getting rich is a major topic of the film. And this series of experiences on the road to wealth, on the contrary, has the role of creating a character. For another example, who will you meet on the road to making a fortune here?

This is obviously another area where comedy can give full play to its strengths, and everyone can see this clearly from the trailer. Song Xiaobao and Sha Yi are poor young men going south to make a fortune. The trailers and posters remind us that Song Xiaobao may develop a relationship with Ma Li, and Ma Li plays an entrepreneurial woman traveling in Shenzhen. , then what kind of flames will arise between the three of them, I won’t spoil it here. Including another star, Zhang Yishan, who was glimpsed in the trailer, looks like a rebellious young man, and what is his relationship with Song Xiaobao.

Another key point is that Song Xiaobao and Sha Yi accidentally took in a baby. So, could Zhang Yishan be that baby? If so, the narrative span of the film and the characteristics of China's reform and opening up era behind it will certainly give people hope. In addition, the performance of the participating celebrities is equally important.

In the trailer, Xiao Yang, who is "studying firecrackers" in Seoul, is shown to be gentle but capable of harassing Ma Li; Reiner, who is wearing a large tank top and mistaking the child, is scolded by Ma Li for being "sick", and Zu Lan, who has not left the country. , this comedian that the audience knows, is another potential highlight. One more thing I can say here is that these three are not the only big-name stars who make guest appearances in the movie.

In short, we Chinese people have a natural passion and awareness for the matter of getting rich. This is also the basis of "Essays on Making a Fortune". What makes me happy is that in the movie, Song Xiaobao did not deliberately belittle the personal behavior of pursuing wealth, nor did he use this matter to force humor. This represents the simple wish of ordinary people to live a good life. To use today's buzzwords, everyone is an employee. The sadness of these smiles with tears is even more charming. In addition to the sincere emotional diary "getting rich", the film also has a keyword, "essay". Everyone will understand after watching the film:

Funny is just the shell of the film. Like Song Xiaobao, who devoted all his efforts to directing, the core of "Essays on Fortune" may fall back to emotion. Come to your heart. Essays record the journey of adventure and the ups and downs of life behind them. Regardless of whether today's audiences have personally experienced the boom of going overseas in the 1990s, the core of this emotion is the same, which is just six words: the growth history of ordinary people. When it comes to depicting ordinary people, we have to admit that Song Xiaobao has advantages - seriousness and dedication on the one hand, and the blessing of his own experience on the other.

It can be said that he is the representative of ordinary people. Anyone who knows him knows that Song Xiaobao's life experience is a typical grassroots counterattack. Born in 1981, he dropped out of school at the age of fifteen due to family poverty. Due to his young age, he had to go to Shenyang City to do odd jobs. If he was lucky, he could earn 32 yuan a day and sleep in a Datong shop that cost 3 yuan a night. When he was young, Song Xiaobao was like the poor boy in the movie. He had no idea what was waiting in front of him, or he desperately stepped onto the southbound train. At the time, he was not chasing a dream. His biggest wish was to come to Beijing and see Tiananmen Square.

In an interview, he recalled his life as a drifter in Beijing more than 20 years ago. When he first arrived in Beijing, he stood on the street every day, holding up a credit card with "Odd work, monthly / 320 yuan" written on it. He always carries a credit card with him. "When I feel tired now, I take it out and tell me that I am better than then." Because he was poor, he had seen the coldness and indifference of others very early. hot. When 19-year-old Song Xiaobao first came into contact with Errenzhuan, it might be a hobby for others, but for him, it was a turning point in his life that related to his survival and decision-making destiny.

This grassroots entrepreneurial experience, this most real life situation, is Song Xiaobao’s greatest wealth in writing this film.

Song Xiaobao said that he wanted to talk to everyone about his life experience in the movie. He also said that this character is not Song Xiaobao, but the hard-working past and the mood of longing for auspicious days are the same. He wrote in the article, "It's not that I randomly photograph vulgar and rotten objects to make money and deceive the audience. I want to sink it meticulously and take out all the objects that have accumulated in my heart over the years."

Therefore, this story of a poor boy going south to dig for gold is not made up for no reason. In a sense, it is Song Xiaobao's review of his past. In the end, we will see his perspective on life. Thinking, thinking about the final question: Everyone dreams of getting rich, so what is the greatest wealth in life? Speaking of which, I can tell you a keyword in the film, two words: affection.

Ordinary people work hard all their lives. How much money they earn and how much they earn are just a passing cloud. What is left in the end is investment or giving up, waiting silently, and seeking the warmth of a home. I was very touched by this expression in the film, and it happened that someone like him who had really suffered and suffered could be so invested and careful in expressing such emotions, "Frankly speaking, I am If you want to exhale this kind of heat from the inside out,”

In fact, if you look through Song Xiaobao’s previous Weibo posts, you may find this sentence he wrote shortly after he opened Weibo ten years ago. I have already written my answer in advance. Simple, sincere, and social.

So, returning to the discussion at the beginning, how should we treat Song Xiaobao as a director, regardless of his identity as a comedian, there is no substantial difference between director Song Xiaobao and other directors who are equally bad and have the urge to express themselves. He said, "It's just begun, please take care of me." He started thinking about it from scratch. He wanted to explain, to tell a story to the audience, and to let everyone see a different Song Xiaobao.

Does he guarantee it? On New Year's Day, I think the audience will come up with their own answers. Summary: "Life is like riding a train. Although I have already arrived at the station, I don't want to get off the train. I want to be the driver!" This is a classic passage from Song Xiaobao's previous works. Watch it again before the film is released. , it seems that it can be seen that he really means what he says. Finally, I want to say one more thing about watching movies online during the New Year. "Watching TV series during the Spring Festival" has indeed become a habit for everyone. Under the influence of the epidemic, "watching new movies online during the Spring Festival" may also become one of the important entertainment choices during the Spring Festival. Therefore, as an effective supplement to the Lunar New Year period, I very much hope to see the performance of "Essays on Fortune". In addition to seeing a different Song Xiaobao, we may also usher in a different Chinese New Year.